September

Domestic Battery/False Imprisonment Arrest

September 28, 2017

Category: Press Releases

On September 27, 2017, around 1:20 p.m., the Sonora Police Department received a call of a female subject being treated at Adventist Health Sonora for injuries resulting from an assault. Officers arrived and made contact with the female victim. Officers learned that Joshua Roy Perry, 32 of Sonora, became involved in an argument with his

Kidnapping at Gunpoint

September 21, 2017

Category: Press Releases

At approximately 9:52 p.m. last night, the Sonora Police Department responded to the 100 block of Columbia way after receiving several 911 calls reporting a man forcing a female into a vehicle at gunpoint. Officers responded and learned that the persons involved were estranged husband and wife and that he had taken her from the

Pedestrian Crosswalk Enforcement Update

September 18, 2017

Category: Press Releases

On Monday September 18, 2017, the Sonora Police Department and Sonora Area CHP partnered up and conducted a traffic enforcement operation that mainly targeted motorists violating pedestrian right-of-ways within marked crosswalks. Officers were also on the lookout for other violations that jeopardized the safety of both motorists and pedestrians. The purpose of this enforcement operation

Police v. Fire Blood Drive

September 18, 2017

Category: Press Releases

The Sonora Police Department and The Sonora Fire Department will be partnering with the Red Cross for a week long blood drive. We will be at the Red Cross Donor Center (850 Sanguitetti Road) in person from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on September 26th to kick things off. The PD and the FD have

Pedestrian Crosswalk Enforcement

September 17, 2017

Category: Press Releases

On Monday September 18, 2017, the Sonora Police Department and the Sonora Area CHP will be conducting traffic enforcement throughout various locations within the city limits of Sonora and County of Tuolumne. Officers will be targeting violations that endanger the safety of both pedestrians walking across and motorists driving through marked crosswalks. This is an

Felony Theft of Cash Kiosk

September 14, 2017

Category: Press Releases

Early yesterday morning at approximately 4:00 a.m., the cash kiosk was stolen from the Sonora Express Carwash. Two males drove a dark blue Chevy Tahoe into the car wash and ripped the cash kiosk from its mount using a steel cable attached to the vehicle’s trailer hitch. It appears the suspects were initially distracted by

Possession of an Unregistered Concealed firearm

September 14, 2017

Category: Press Releases

On September 13, 2017, just prior to 4:00 p.m., Officer Weber conducted a traffic stop on a 2004 Acura Integra for expired vehicle registration. The driver of the vehicle was identified as 23-year-old Daymian Ooshana of Turlock. Ooshana was determined to be unlicensed at the time and the vehicle was displaying false registration tabs. A

INJURY COLLISION – VEHICLE vs. PEDESTRIAN

September 13, 2017

Category: Press Releases

On Tuesday, September 12th, just before 8:00 p.m., the Sonora Police Department responded to a vehicle vs. pedestrian collision at the intersection of Washington Street and Jackson Street. It was determined that a 1999 white Ford SUV, driven by a 78-year-old Sonora man, was traveling northbound on Washington Street and had struck a 23-year-old woman

Vehicle Vs Pedestrian September 12, 2017

September 12, 2017

Category: Press Releases

On 09-12-17, at about 9 pm the Sonora Police Department was called to a vehicle vs. pedestrian accident on Washington Street near Jackson Street. Upon arrival at the scene, our officers found two subjects who got hit by an automobile. A 23-year old female victim was carrying a small child when they got hit by

A Piece of Our Department’s History

September 11, 2017

Category: Press Releases

This photograph was recently provided to us by IOOF, Lodge# 10 of Sonora. Warren Hirom Dennis was the City Marshal of Sonora from the late 1800’s until his death in 1916. The position of City Marshal was officially renamed Police Chief in 1927. With this photograph added to our collection, we are only missing a

Pedestrian Crosswalk Enforcement Update

September 10, 2017

Category: Press Releases

On Friday September 8, 2017, the Sonora Police Department, Sonora Area CHP, California Department of Parks and Recreation, and Cal Fire officers partnered up and conducted a traffic enforcement operation that mainly targeted motorist violating pedestrian right-of-ways within marked crosswalks. Officers were also on the lookout for other violations that jeopardized the safety of both

Pedestrian Crosswalk Enforcement

September 6, 2017

Category: Press Releases

On Friday September 8, 2017, the Sonora Police Department, the Sonora Area CHP, California Department of Parks and Recreation and Cal Fire officers will be conducting traffic enforcement throughout various locations within the city limits of Sonora and County of Tuolumne. Officers will be targeting violations that endanger the safety of both pedestrians walking across

Burglary – Requesting Your Assistance

September 5, 2017

Category: Press Releases

We are asking for your help identifying suspects in a Monday morning burglary. Early Monday morning, just before 7:00 a.m., the Sonora Police Department received a call of a suspected burglary in progress. The caller reported seeing two males removing yard maintenance equipment from a building near Rotary Park. When the officer arrived on scene

Negligent discharge of a firearm

September 2, 2017

Category: Press Releases

SONORA POLICE DEPARTMENT PRESS RELEASE Date Incident: 09-02-2017 Subject: Assault with a Deadly Weapon, Robbery and Vandalism ________________________________________________________________________ On 9/2/17, at about 0202 hours, Officer Hankins was standing outside of his patrol car on Washington Street, Near the Sonora Inn. A black car drove by him going N/B on Washington St. There